{"podcast":{"title":"The Voice of Early Childhood","slug":"the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746","podcast_index_feed_id":6315746,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/469116/rss","website_url":"http://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/e/0/5/ae05a72814194d78e55e3c100dce7605/Podcast_logo_Libsyn.png","author":"Angelica Celinska","episode_count":159,"summary":"The Voice of Early Childhood Podcast: involving you in thought-provoking discussions around early childhood. This weekly podcast brings you discussion, reflection, debate and a window into the minds of advocates working with our young leaders of tomorrow.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T04:17:20.189634+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746"},"episode":{"title":"Helicopter stories: Bringing every child's story to life","slug":"helicopter-stories-bringing-every-child-s-story-to-life","published_at":"2026-01-19T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746/helicopter-stories-bringing-every-child-s-story-to-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746","url":"https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/helicopter-stories-bringing-every-childs-story-to-life/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/decd6f39-4851-4730-ba8f-070dbd282579/audio1499452999.m4a?dest-id=3970080","summary":"This reflective piece explores the power of Helicopter Stories to unlock children's thinking, imagination and emotional expression. Through real-life examples, it illustrates how storytelling can offer deep insight into children's inner worlds, build community, and provide an inclusive, child-centred approach where every voice is valued and every story matters. Read the article here: https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/helicopter-stories-bringing-every-childs-story-to-life/ This episode is in partnership with BookedIn BookedIn is a CPD booking platform that connects organisations with verified speakers, trainers and consultants – so you can find the right fit faster, based on your brief, audience and outcomes . You can discover , compare , and manage bookings in one place – designed to help you book with more clarity and confidence. Whether you're booking CPD or are a speaker yourself, they're opening early access soon, and if you want to be first to hear when it's live, join the waiting list NOW! To find out more and sign up to the wait list visit: https://waitlist.bookedin.online/ Our 2026 conference info & tickets: https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/early-years-conference-2026/ Listen to more: If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like: · Stories that connect us: How books foster belonging in the early years, by Laura Henry-Allain MBE – https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/stories-that-connect-us-how-books-foster-belonging-in-the-early-years-2/ · The value of storytelling, by Olivia Corbin-Phillip – https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/the-value-of-storytelling/ Get in touch and share your voice: Do you have thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch here! – https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/contact/ Episode break down: 00:00 – Welcome and introductio…","meta_description":"This reflective piece explores the power of Helicopter Stories to unlock children's thinking, imagination and emotional expression. Through real-life exam…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2062,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746/episodes/helicopter-stories-bringing-every-child-s-story-to-life/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746/helicopter-stories-bringing-every-child-s-story-to-life.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}